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Leah V.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Why is Francaise docteur capitalized but astronome francaise is not?
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Paula B.C1Kwiziq community member
Have you ever...

Hi, I have just finished a B2 writing challenge where

'Had you ever had news of Tatania' was translated as

- Et ça t'arrive d'avoir des nouvelles de Tatiana ? 

I cannot understand the sentence structure, and I cannot find an explanation of 'arriver de' on the site.  Can you point me to the relevant grammar.

Thanks

Asked 6 years ago
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may m.B1Kwiziq community member
être

Do these sentences only use être because they are using DRMRSVANDERTRAMP verbs?

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cathlyn p.A2Kwiziq community member
Plus-que- parfait conjugated to pouvoir

Vous aviez pu le voir une dernière fois. 

You had been able to see him one last time.

I am confused where did you get the HIM?

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Liz H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Jack and the giant

According to the notes, Jacques a descendu ... could mean he climbed down off the giant. I picked this answer, too, and it was wrong. Why? Thanks for your help. 

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Stephen R.B2Kwiziq community member
"To take a French Class"

I have spoken to several French natives regarding this issue...their age~ 35yo

1. They use 'suivre' for "taking a French course...Je suis un cours de français and never 'prendre' for a full course. But!! I was told that if you are referring to a specific class you can say: "Je prend une classe de français aujourd'hui"

2. For "I passed my bac"... I was thought to use 'Reussir'..J'ai réussi mon bac...They said 'Avoir' is used more commonly now.

I suspect that the common usage will vary as vary with regions of the country,as it does everywhere

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Mark P.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor
Confused again.. je suis monté par?

I am confused. J'ai monté les escaliers.. Why.. unless I am a carpenter and I have a set of escaliers on my shoulder, surely I remain the intransitive subject .. I am not doing anything to the stairs.. I am climbing using the stairs. I am carrying myself, not the stairs. Could you use je suis monté par les escaliers? to escape the trap?

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Ariana N.A1Kwiziq community member
Moufle or moutaine

‘Moutaine’ is the word for ‘mitten’ on Google Translate. Why is ‘moufle’ the correct answer here?

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Ann H.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
Ce n'est pas juste que la périple veut dire un voyage à voie de terre?
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Debora M.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor
l'usage du verbe 'rencontrer' dans ce dialogue "Au secours, je n'ai plus internet"

J'aimerais savoir si le verbe rencontrer dans la phrase "Je suis désolée que vous rencontriez des problèmes..." est au subjonctif ou à l'imparfait? 

Le dialogue https://progress.lawlessfrench.com/learn/reading/au-secours-je-n-ai-plus-internet?utm_source=blk&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=msg_628865

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